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Her Eyes Twin Pools (1915)

Her Eyes Twin Pools (1915)

Tenor Omary Bowey sings Harry T. Burleigh's art song "Her Eyes Twin Pools," accompanied by Kamel Boutros. Burleigh set the James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) poem as the text for the piece.

Bowey and Boutros performed as a part of the Harry T. Burleigh Society tribute to Burleigh's Annual Service of Negro Spirituals on Friday, March 31, 2017 at St. George's Church in New York City. 

Performance Venue: 

St. George's Church, New York City. 

Composer/Arranger: 

Burleigh, Harry T.

Date of Composition: 

1915

Performing Artists:

• Omar Bowey, tenor

• Kamel Boutros, accompaniment